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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
LEWIS ONLY RIVAL.
He Finds That the GraphOphone Can Repro
duee His Playing.


Levy, the famous cornetist, has found
a rival, says the Washington Post. 1t is
little machine called the graphophone.
By it's side Mr.. Levy stood yesterday af-
ternoon with his corHet in his hand.
Upon its brass cylinder was placed a lit
tie tube of paper covered thinly with wax.
Then the recording diaphragm was placed
in position, the needle fell in its place
upon the surface of the wax, the oper-
ator moved the treadle with~his foot and
the cylinder began 10 revolye.
Levy placed his cornet to his lips, and
the familiar notes of "Robin Ad6ir" filled
the room. A moment later and the plain
tive Scotch melody had given away to the
merry tune of yankee Doodle" while
the air quivered with the variations which
Levy alone could produce. AS these died
away the cornetist played ''The Last Rose
of Summer" and Killarney"
The recorder was removed, and the re-
producer substituted. Again the CYLINDER
revolved and the little needle began to
follow the ininitesimal track that had
been carved upon the wax. little faint
er than the original playing, but preserv-
ing all the sweetness and the clearness of
the comets notes. the graphophone be-
gan to repeat the tune of "Robir Adair."
Then it ratified merrily the variations of
yankee Doodle" while the notes of ''The
Last Rose of Summer" and Killarney"
were perfectly reproduced. More songs
were played, and no matter how many
twists and turns the cornetist gave to his
notes he found that the graphophone re-
corded them with marvellous minuteness
and distinctness. Mr.. Levy had played
into the phonograpb, but, as he remarked,
that machine gave metallic and harsh
reproduction, failing entirely to preserve
the delicate phrasing, and the clear, bell
like tone which characterized his play
ing.
After the music there was some CONVEX
sarion.
'sIt's the most wonderful and astonish-
ing thing 1 ever saw in my life," said
Mr.. Levy, and "It's the most wonderful
and astonishing thing l ever saw in my
life," echoed the graphophone, as it i'm
pudently repeated also little cough to
which Mr.. Levy gave utterance. Finally
the cornetiss turned to depart.
'Goed-by," said Mr.. Levy.
"Good-by," said the grapophone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
THE POLAND CHINAS.
Where the Famous Breed of Porkers Orig
mated and All About Them.

Where the Famous Breed of Porkers OrigI-
mated and All About Them.
The National Poland Chinas Breeders
Association met at Chicago few days
ago. About twenty five members were
present. l.. L. Bonham, of the Ohio State
Boord of Agriculture, on behalf CT COM
mittee appointed at last years meeting
read long and carefully prepared his
tory of the Poland China breed of swine,
which he said originated in the Miami
Valley. The history states that De Soto,
brought the first swine to America from
Spain in 1888, and that the evolution of
the hog from the long -snouted razor
backed variety to the fine, round, indolent,
even tempered porker of to-day is due to
the process of natural selection. Mr..
Bonham said the coming of the Poland
China to the Mismi Valley was as mys-
terious as the coming of Melchisedek
to the Israelites. The history was adopted
to go on the records of the association.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, FL. NJ. Sis
son, Galesburg, H.; Vice President, C. W.
Jones, Richland, Mich; Secretary and
Treasurer, f. K. Morris, India napolis,
Ind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
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4 shrewd AdyeSl tiser.
ArLyapSaS Travalar

"My starsm exclaimed man, showing
some one who stood near him, "you have
trod on my corn
The fellow snatched oat a box of
ointment and replied:
Il can relieve you, sir in a few min
utes. Only ten cents. Endorsed by the
medical fraternity everywhere. There
is no use of suffering. One boxY Thank
you," he added, as he put the money in
his pocket.
sit was an accidest you found him."
some one remarked to the salve-dealer.
ooh, no, it wasn't. If you ask man
if he's got corns, he doesn't want to talk
to you; bat when you find out that he's
got 'em, the chances of selling him med
icine are good. 1 advertise my medicine
by going into crowds and slyly feeling
for corns. Yonder stands a fat fellow.
When the crowd gets thicker I'll go over
and tap his hoof. Oh, yes, it may be
painful, but, my dear sir, the business of
this country must be carried on regard
less of sentiment"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
SOME STRANGE CONFESSIONS.
Several Good Stories Which Convey Very
Needful Morals.

The Rochester On. " Union reports
having this dialogue with an eminent
physician:
Gan you cure cold Cor mes"
Il dare say; where is its'
DO you treat yourself for ooldss"
THAT depends on how bad toey are. 1
had one last week and fixed myself up
dose, but didn't dare take it. 1 kept it
over night and gave it to 'oeadhea6'
patient the next day.'
Then you don't dare take your own
medicinesn
'No. don't dare, and have no fam
lily physicians"
gentleman, short time ago, con-
suited his physician about severe rheu-
matte attack. As he was leaving the doc
tor said:
Should M prescription afford any re-
lief, let me know it, as | am suffering
from an affection similar TO yours. and
for the last twenty years have tried IN
vain to cure it!''
The best of physicians now have the
frsnkness to admit that the schools have
not yet mastered ell there Is to know
shout the causes of disease, and the best
methods of cure. There has been a great
advance, no doubt, in medical science in
the last fifty years. Doctors themselves,
do not take their own physic, even
though they may saturate the systems of
their patients with poisonous drugs, nor
do they bleed, blister and torture, as for.
merly.
Byron died, it is claimed, because OF
overlooking by his physicians. Wash
ington met the same fate!
Scientific investigation shows that
most ailments proceed from the derange-
ment of primary organs, of whick the
kidneys are the most important. Every
drop of blood coursing through the sys-
tenn passes through thsse organs, and if
they are dersnged, the blood speedily be,
comes impure, and carries the seeds of
disease to every part of the body. If We
keep these organs regulated by the use
of a simple vegetable compound like
Warmers safe cure, which Prof. Latti-
more, New York State board of health
analyst, of the Rochester University,
says: II find entirely free from mercury
and all poisonous and deleterious sub
stances"-there is little dan ger of brisht's
disease, spoplexy, rheumatism, or any of
the common ailments, nearly sll of which
originate i'll or are made fatal by diseas-
ed Though unexpectedly kidneys. This
great remedy has the reputation, which
seems well founded, of curing more dis
eases than any one other remedy ever
known. 1t restored the son of the Dan
ish vice Consul Schmidt of 60 Wall street
New York, from Bright's disease, and
General Christensen, of Drexsl, Morgan
i Co., Bankers, of New York, who knew
of the case, pronounced it wonderful
remedy.
As appropriate to thu doctors who give
49, kn,r
themselves, we quote this story:
"Oh, Mr.. Smith, help me out" exclsim-
ed young lady at church fair. "I've
sold tidy for SIS that only cost 15c.
What percentage is the profit"
percentage, madam" exclaimed the
lawyer with merriment. "That transac-,
ton is beyond percentage-it is simple
larceny"
The professional man who takes ones
money when he can do one no equivalent
service will understand the moral.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09

Cow. sal. give US wine to drink
and food, if We have it, for we are near to
DEATH
The room was used rs mess-room for
the officers of the guqr Is, and from cup-
board some hagons OF wine and some cold
flesh were brou ght for5h, and Umslop0-
gaas and | drank and felt life flow back
into our veins as the good red wine went
down.
"Hark to me. Nylepth1." said. as put
down the empty tankard. Hast thou here
among these thy waiting-ladies any two of
discretion"
CAV" She said. surely"
''Then bid them 20 out by the side en-
trance TO any citizens whom thou canst be-
think thee of rs men l0val to thee. and pray
them come armed with all honest folk
that they can gather, to rescue thee from
death. Nay, question not: do as / say,
and quickly. Kara here will let out the
maids"
She turned, and selecting two of the
crowd of damsels. repeated the words
had uttered, giving them besides list OF
the names of the men TO which each should
run.
go swiftly and secretly; go for your very
lives | added.
In another moment they had left with
Kara, whom told to rejOin us at the door
leading from the great COURTYARD on to the
stairway as soon as he had made fast be-
hind the girls Thither, too. UmslOpOGaas
and | made our way, followed by the
Queen and he. women. As we went we
tore off m0uuhfuls OF food, and between
them told her what ! knew OF the danger
which encompaSscd her. and how we had
found Kara. and how all the guards and
mrn-servants were EOne. and she was
alone with her women in that great place;
and she told me, 100, that a FumOr had
spread through the town that our army
had been utterly destroyed, and that SOrais
was marching in triumph on Mil3sis, and
how in consequence thereof ali men had
fallen away from her.
Though all this takes some time to tell,
we had not been but six or seven minutes
in the palace. and, notwithstanding that
the golden roof OF the temple. being very
lofty was aDlaZs with the rays of toe riS-
ing sun, il WIS not yet dawn. nor would
be for another ten minutes. We were in
the courtyard now, and here my wound
panied rae 50 that | had to take Nyleptha'S
arm, while Cmslopogaas rolled along aft
or Us, eating as he went.
Now We were across il, and had reached
the narrow doorway through the palace
wall that opened on to the mighty stair
looked through and stood HghaSt, as
well ! might The door was gone and so
were the outer gates of brouze-cntirely
gone. They had been taken from their
HINGES, and rs we afterWard found, hurled
from the stairway to the ground two hun
dral feet beneath There III front of Us
wa, the scmi-clrcular standing-space, about
twice the size of large oval dining table,
md the ten curved, black marOl5 steps
leading onto the main stair-and that was
all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
To be continued.
STRUGGLE WITH A PANTHER,
Two Georsians Meet with an Unwelcome
Object in the Woods.

Two Georgians Meet with an Unwelcome
Object in the Woods.
James Patterson and James Arrandale,
while on their return from North Caro-
lima, were attacked by panther, about
oue-half mile from Clayton, Ga. Patter-
son, having lived in a country infested with
this ferocious beast, took in the situation
at once. 1t seems that the animal fell up.
on Patterson for its prey, due to the fact
no doubt, that he attempted flight upon
its discovering. The struggle that en-
sued, and the frantic effort of Patterson
to extricate himself from the clutch of
his unexpected assailant, was witness
ed by his partner.
The huge beast, with glaring eyes
sprang with its forepaws upon MI Pat
terson, circlIng him with hug which al
most bulged out his eyes. The panther
would first shake itself to one side and
then to the other, evidently with the pur-
pose of throwing its victim to the ground.
Patterson knew that if he fell he would
be instantly torn to pieces, so leaning
against chestnut tree by which he stood,
he did his best to poise himself so as to
maintain his balance. After hard en-
deavors he managed to get his knife
from his pocket, which he opened by
clasping his arms around the panther's
body. In doing so he had to squeeze the
animal sharply. The panther seemed to
catch the idea of the old auckland
wrestle" from this movement, and, en-
twining its hind legs arounl Patterson's
waist, there was for minute or two as
pretty wrestling match as ever was wit
messed on the arena. 1t ended in "dog-
fall - both pnminp down at npca opI roll
ing over each other.
Arrandale, in the meantime, was not
idle. He was unarmed, and for mo-
ment was in n quandary rs to what to do.
He saw no means of attacking the animal,
but was too brave to think of deserving
his friend in such an emergency. He
ran over the ground looking for some
weapon. 1t seemed as If the ground had
been swept of every offensive object.
At last he found long piece of granite,
sharpened on one side and heavy on the
other. With this he determined upon a
hand-to-hand struggle with the monster.
Running up just in time to find his friend
giving away from exhaustion, he deliver
ed one stunning blow upon the panther s
head. This attack from an unexpected
quarter, evidently aroused the fear of the
panther, for, releasing its embrace upon
Patterson, 1t made one spring across the
road, and with piercing cry disappeared
in the dence forest beyond.
As soon as Patterson had recovered
sufficiently to do SO, the journey home
was continued. He did not sustain a
scratch but says that from the vice-like
grip from the panther, he feels as If every
bone in his body had been broken. The
panther on the night following occupied
the front yard of Mrs. York, a widow lady.
She had no arms of attack, but had to
close doors, bar windows, and sit up in
terror | night, while the beast outside
filled the air with its mournful lamenta-
tons
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
Rasins-

The United States is the largest con-
Stunning country of raisins in the world,
and reliable authorities estimate the con-
sumption at about 100000 boxes of
about twenty pounds each, which at an
average of 81 per box shows an eIpend
iture of 100000 per annum for one
article in the dried fruit line The
amount referred to represents say 1,Oo0,-
COO Valencia, 700, 900 boxes California,
100000 boxes Malaga, and 100000 boxes
smyrna The crop of the world for the
present season is estimated. In round
numbers, at G, 5O0. 900 boxes, about as fol-
lows: Valencia, 1900, 600 boxes Malaga,
COG. 1000; California, 75o. 100, and Smyrna.
2,oOO,oOo. The shipment of Valencia
1900 boxes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
A RAINY DAY.
DETROIT FREE PRESS

When the summer sky is heavy,
And the grass is wet with rain.
When we hear the ceaseless patter
OF the drops upon the pane,
Let US hasten 10 the attic
Where ths shadows darby crown
The cobwebs and she ciapboarTis,
And the rafters grim and brown
There it stands back in the corner,
Covered DER with dust. the wheel
That your grsnddame used for spinning,
And the quaint old fashioned reel.
There's the musket old and rusty,
Twas grandsire's long ago
When he fastened to The battle
In his yalor and his glow.
Hung on pegs, a row OF dresses,
Bonnets. garments out Of style:
Could you see tAem deck their weavers
You would only stop and smile,
Dainty slippers, slim and peaked,
High-heeled very trim and gay;
Now, they're only dingy satin
With their rosettes sombre gray.
There's a spinet with its wires
Covered DER with yellow rust;
Touch the keys-ne chords Of music
Follow, but cloud of dust.
But it's said your grauddame used to
Woo the gellants to her side:
And it's said she rent their bosoms
With the spinnet's dipping tide.
Here's chip hat, old and battered,
And the remnants of doll;
Here's a wire cage your uncle
Brought from Oh ma with poll;
Here's hoop you used to trundle
When you wore your psnts at knees;
Here's kite you used to gaily
Sail upon the summer breeze.
Here are cour tless, precious treasures
Put with loving hands away,
Just to greet your grown up fancies
All upon a rainy day.
But the summer sky is clearing,
Quit the attic and come down:
Leave the quaint old tokens up there
Meath the rafters grim and brown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
A Mothers Devotion.
New Orleans Picayuue

There has just been entered rs a stu
dent at one Of the great colleges of this
city g young lad whose education is to be
paid for by the proceeds of the labor of
heroine. This boy comes from the coun-
try, and when his mother wrote to enter
him at college she said in her letter: "At
last can give my boy the blessed privIl-
eyes of education. The money has been
hardly earned. 1 earned every penny of
it by walking in the cotton fields picking
cotton" Before the war this Spartan
mother was great lady. She owned
many slaves and rode in carriages and
had box at the opera, with jewels and
gowns plenty. To day she walks
down the cotton fields that once were
hers, and patiently picks off the fleece,
for which she is paid for picking SO much
q Mound.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
THE TOBACCO MEN.
Congress to Be Petitioned to Abolish the In
ternal Tax.

ttuSItss W DC Ittltioutu W abOlisu tHt Al
ternal Tax.
At the third annual convention of the
cigar manufacturers held at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, New York, Chairman Hirsch
presided. The executive committees re-
port was adopted. 1t was resolved to ap-
point committee TO draw up and pre-
seut to the president of the United States,
the president of the senate and speaker
of the house, set of resolutions yoicing
the spirit of Mr.. Hirsch's resolution ask
ing congress TO appoint committee to
determine upon legislation for the pro-
lection of manufacturers and tobacco in
terests generally. The committee on res
olutions made a report adverse to the
resolution OF Mr.. B. B. Baron, of Balti-
more, which asks congress to extend the
weight limit on tobacco-cigarettes from
three pounds per Thousand to six.
The committee made favorable report
on Mr.. Ford's resolution to petition con-
gress to abolish all internal tax on to-
bacco. This was the signal for a lively
debate, which quickly assumed political
aspect. and democrats and republicans
took sides energeticslly. After s long
debate Mr.. Ford's proposition was
adopted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09

Cms.opogaaz was alone now, but he
never blenched or tn ned. Shouting out
some wild Zulu battle-cry, he beat down a
foe az, and another, and another. till at
last they drew back from the slippery
biood-stained steps, and stared at him in
amazement, thinking that he was no NOR
tai man.
The wall Of marble block was four feet
six high now, and hope rose in my heart as
/ leaned there against it a miserable, help
less log and ground my teeth, and watched
that glorious struggle. | could do no
more for / had lost my revolver in the bat
tie.
And old Umslopogaas he leaned too on
his good ak, and, faint as he was with
wounds, he Knocked them, he called them
"women''-the grand old warrior, standing
there against so manyl And for breath
ing space none would come against him,
Notwithstanding Nasta,S eZhortatioIs. till
at last old Agon, VINO, 10 do him justice,
was brave man, mad with baffied rage,
and seeing that the wall would soon be
built and his plans defeated, shook the
great spear he held, and rushed up the
dripping steps
"Ah, ahr' shouted the Zulu. as he recog-
nized the priests flowing white beard. 1T
is thou old 'witch-finderl' Come onl l
await thee, white 'medicine-man;' come
oni come on! have sworn to Stay thee,
and | ever keep my faith"
Au l6ih1ll[ MN dO LIS -" OItI anu
drave the big spear with such force at UNI
slOpogaas that it sunk right through the
tough shield and pierced him in the neck
The Zulu cast down his transfiXed shield,
and that moment was Agons last, for be-
fore ne could free his spear and strike
again, with a shout of "There's for thee,
Rdin-ndkCrr' Umslopogaas gripped In
koSikaas with both hands and whirled her
on high and drove her right on to his ven
cradle head, so that Agon rolled down
dead among the corpses of his fellow-mur-
his plots together. And even as he fell, a
great cry rose from the foot of the stair,
and looking out through the portion of the
doorway that was yet Enclosed, we saw
armed men rushing up to the rescue, and
called an answer to their shouts. Then
the would-be murderers who yet remained
on the stairway, and amongst whom | saw
several priests, turned to fly, but, having
nowhere to go, were butchered as they
fed. Only one man STAYED, and he was
the great lord Nasta, NyleDthas sutton,
and the father of the plot. For moment
the black-bearded Nasta stood with bowed
face leaning on his long sword as though
In despair, and then, with dreadful shout,
he too rushed up at the Zulu, and, swing
ing the glittering sword around his head,
dealt him such mighty blow beneath his
guard, that the keen steel of the heavy
blade bit right through the chain armor
and deep into Umslopogaas' side, for mo
ment parayzing him and causing him to
drnD his axe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
Five Ways to Stop a Cold.
NalsA,I Na.-s

1. Battle the feet in hot water and
drink pint of hot lemonade. Then
sponge with salt water and remain in a
warm room.
.. Battle the face in very hot water
every five minutes for an hour.
8. Snuff up the nostrils hot sslt water
every three hours.
4. 1nhsle ammonia or mGnthol-
5. Take four hours exercise in the
open air.
Summer colds are the worst of all colds
oftentimes, as it is then very difficult to
protect ones self property. A lo-grain
dose of quinine will usually break up a
cold in the begiuEing. Anything that
will set the blood actively in circulation
Will do it, whether it be drugs or the use
of a buck-saw.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
The Trust Tyranny.
T. C,o,.,, H1,ox,;ol,

The modern pools and trusts were evil
IDENTIFY invented to Cypress the poor. In
Pennsylvania the oil trust has stopped
one-half their oil wells, turning the poor
laborers out of work, in order to increase
the price and prey upon the necessities
of the poor. The six coal syndicates
that own all the hard coal land in the
country have cut their operations down
one-half, in order to freeze consumers in
to paying enhanced prices for one of the
prime necessities of life in cold weather.
The profits on the coal business are enor-
nous always, never below twenty per
cent. The object of these companies is
to increase their profits upon coal on
hand fifty or one hundred per cent. They
have no thought for their laborers turned
out of work, or the millions of laborers
in other vocations who are forced to pay
increased prices for fuel. The comfort
of nearly every home in the nation is af
ficted by this policy of greed pursued by
heartless combinations for the sole pur-
pose of squeezing ont of the customers
of the necessities of life millions of dol
lars above legitimate and reasonable
profits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09

Some results of NJ. Pastear's system of
vaccination for hydrophodia have been
published by a Vienna medical journal.
In the course of year 122 persons who
were bitten were vaccinated within ten
days. Dat of this number only three have
died. In lo4 out of the 122 cases vaccin-
alton took place six months ago, SO that
reaction need not be feared. DR.. Ultima
who has con Quoted the experiments. has
been in constant correspondence with all
his patients, and has learned IN several
cases that persons who were bitten at the
same time as those vaccinsted, bu. under
went no treatment, have since died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09
Chronic COUGHS and Colds.

Ard all diseases Of the Throat and Lungs, can
b. ciIr-d by the use OF SCOTS Emulsion, as il
contains the healing virtues of Cod Liver OIL and
IyPp5 hpsphtss in their fullest form Is a beau
tfni creamy Emulsion, palatable as milk, easily
dige-ted, and can be taken by the most delicate
Please read: Il consider Scott's Emulsion the
remedy par-excellence In Tuberculous aud
Strrnlious Affections, to say nothing OF ordinary
colds md throat troubles. w. X. S. CoHSELIs
81 ID Manchester. o.
First Art Critic lat an exhibition Great
Scott Second Art Critic-"I should say so.
How under the sun are 10 get up our criti-
ques2 don't know. There is no way TO distin-
guish good painting from bad None at all.
There isn't single price mark in the whole cat
-